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Judging books by their covers
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| Lira |
What's the coolest book cover you've ever seen? What kind of book cover do you like?
There's a particular series of books that I really like, here in Brazil. Their cover is very simple (the cover is all red, with a black-and-white picture, a quote and the book title in black), but its red is so bright that you can spot it among thousands of other books:
  
Also, last week I almost bought Feyerabend's "Against Method" because of its cover...
I guess I like red, black and white :D |
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| jupiterone |
| I love simple book covers. |
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| Ian |
does exactly what it says on the tin |
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| Omega_M |
| If there are several books on the shelf, I tend to choose a book with an uncluttered minimalist front cover. Better still if it has a black background color . Then I read the content and decide whether it's worth checking out from the library. |
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| LoveHate |
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| inconspicuous |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Judging books by their covers |
fixed. :mad: |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by inconspicuous
fixed. :mad: |
Oh, thanks :) |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
That guy's eyes can just tell you he works for a livin'. |
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| d-miurge |
René Char is the best poet of the 20th century.
Edit for Lira: read "L’Śil et l’esprit"/"Eye & Mind" (Merleau-Ponty) if you can. You're the kind of person who will love this book. |
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| Subey |
| quote: | Originally posted by d-miurge
René Char is the best poet of the 20th century. |
And up till now I thought I was :whip: |
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| Omega_M |
| This is not the thread to whore your favorite books. Do you not get it ? |
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| d-miurge |
| quote: | Originally posted by Omega_M
This is not the thread to whore your favorite books. Do you not get it ? |
This is related. I love the book, so the cover speaks more to me. For René Char I like his sight in the pic, and I like the artwork made with it. |
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